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IPAS v. ID DOC, IN, Complaint, mentally ill prisoner segregation, 2008 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION ( INDIANA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. MS � 1 : 08 -cv-1317-DFH-J …
Horton v. CCA, TN, Deposition - Gardner, whistleblower mentally ill segregation negligence, 2008 BRASWELL.HORTONV. CCA / DEPOOF BRIAN GARDNER SHEET 1 1 PAGE 3 PAGE 1 IN FOR THE THE DISTRICT COI]RT STATES DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE UNITED MIDDLE 2 1 A 2 For 3 4 MAP / BRASWE-L, as conservd-or …
Horton v. CCA, TN, Deposition - Perry, whistleblower mentally ill segregation negligence,2008 BRASWELL,HORTONV. CCA / DEPOOF PATRICKPERRY IN FOR - .-. I U PAGE 3 PAGE 1 SHEET 1 J IVHKI a of FRANK D. indiwidually, THE THE COURT DISTRTCT STATES DlSTRICT OF TENNESSEE UNITED MIDD]-E APPEARANCE 2 For the …
Massachusetts’ Mental Health Treatment Policies Prove Deadly for Public, Prisoners by David Reutter by David M. Reutter As America’s prisons continue their transformation into mental health institutions, little thought is given to mentally ill prisoners who languish within the harsh confines of prison environments with little if any treatment. That …
Judgment in Florida’s Closed Management Conditions Lawsuit Terminated Under the PLRA by David Reutter Judgment in Florida’s Closed Management Conditions Lawsuit Terminated Under the PLRA by David M. Reutter Nearly seven years after it was entered, a Florida federal district court has terminated a revised offer of judgment that was …
Sanabria v. Hillsborough County, NH, Deposition, employee sex bias jail prisoner abuse, 2007 COpy ~_ •. r THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE * * * * * * * * * * * * DORIS SANABRIA, * * Plaintiff, * v. * HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY …
Article • August 15, 2008
Mentally Ill Crowd Colorado Prisons by G.A. Bowers Like many states, Colorado has turned from state hospitals to prisons to provide care for the mentally ill. Since the mid-1970s, Colorado's mental hospitals have shriveled from 6,000 to 600 beds. Spending has dropped from 3.9 percent of the state budget in …
Class of Plaintiffs and Defendants Certified in Mental Health Suit by The plaintiff alleged that, notwithstanding a state court decision striking down the state statutory provisions for commitment of persons deemed incompetent to stand trial, those standards were still being applied at a number of Office of Mental Health facilities. …
Class Certification Denied in Suit by Disabled NM Children Prisoners by The plaintiffs, 16 mentally or developmentally disabled children in state custody, alleged a failure to provide protections and therapeutic services required by federal statutes and Constitution, seeking certification of a class of children "in or at risk of State …
Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008
Three Suicide Suits At Sacramento, California Jail Settled For $1,000,000 by For a total of $1,000,000, California officials settled the wrongful death lawsuits stemming from three prisoner suicides in the Sacramento County jail. Sacramento County Sheriff John McGuiness averred that the agreement to settle should not be construed as evidence …
Florida DCF Responsible for Transportation of Mental Patients Committed Under Fla. Stat. § 393.11, et seq. by David Everette, a Florida state mental patient, was committed to the Department of Children & Family Services (DCF) under Fla. Stat. 916.13, et seq., after being found incompetent to stand trial for an …
Illinois Jail Detainee's Death Related Medical Documents Ordered Disclosed by Abdelkadir Belbachir brought federal and state action against McHenry County (Illinois) in 2006 after his cousin, Hassiba Belbachir, died in the county jail. He motioned to compel documents declared exempt under the peer review privilege (privilege) of the State Medical …
NY Prisoner’s Appeal of Prison Disciplinary Action on Grounds of Mental Illness Shot Down by On an undisclosed date, Samuel Higgins, a New York state prisoner was found guilty of fighting and causing a disturbance at a prison disciplinary hearing. His defense was that he was suffering a breakdown at …
NY Prisoner’s Disciplinary Action Reversed for Failure to Consider His Mental Health Problems by On August 15, 1989, Luis Rosado, a New York state prisoner, was referred to the psychiatric unit at the Clinton Correctional Facility. While en route, he cut a guard’s arm with a razor blade. The cut …
NY Prisoner’s Disciplinary Charges Dismissed Because of His Mental Illness by On February 25, 1985, Marco Trujillo was a New York state prisoner at the Clinton Correctional Facility. He crawled under his bunk and screamed all night and was taken to the mental health unit the next day. While on …
New Jersey District Court: Reargument Granted In PHS Negligence Claim by On January 10, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey agreed with a state prisoner’s contention that Prison Health Services’ (PHS) failure to monitor her lithium levels fell under the common knowledge exception of N.J. …
Virgin Islands Prison Ordered Revamped After Ignoring Court's Warnings by U.S. District Court Judge Warren Young ordered change-at the Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility (GGACF) in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. The court's original recommendation spurred by numerous complaints was ignored, leading to a persuasive Memorandum Opinion and accompanying order in …
ACLU Report - Mental Health Issues in Los Angeles County Jail 2008 r!n!lAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION of SOUTHERN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA of LIBERTY II JUSTICE II EQUALITY EQUALITY Chair 7,2008 July 7, 2008 Jarl Mohn Jarl Mohn President To: Douglas Mirell Mirell Chairs Emeriti Danny Goldberg Allan K. Allan K. …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
Crazy In America: The Hidden Tragedy Of Our Criminalized Mentally Ill, by Mary Beth Pfieffer (Carroll & Graf, 2007, 280 pp. $15.95) by David Preston Reviewed by David Preston Imagine how tough your life would be if you were trying to cope with schizophrenia or severe depression. Plenty tough, right? …
Washington Jail Prisoners Suffer from Overcrowding, Abusive Guards, Inadequate Health Care and Indifferent Politicians by Roger Smith Since the mid-1990s, Washington State jail populations have increased exponentially. Obsolete facilities built decades ago to hold a handful of prisoners are now packed like sardine tins, with as many prisoners sleeping on …
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